n. a smaller net for catching wild birds (Koch 1961)

See also: pūlou¹, kaupulou.

n. a smaller net for catching wild birds (Koch 1961)

See also: pulopulou, kaupulou.

n. a larger net for catching wild birds (Koch 1961)

n. a torch made by tying together two or three dry, brown coconut fronds

Used as a torch for night fishing, particularly for catching flying fish. It is also used to singe the hair from a pig after it has been slaughtered for food. In the cultivation of pulaka, 'lama are arranged in a circle around the plant once it has grown to a certain size and secured in place with four to six stakes, with compost placed inside the enclosure. As the plant grows, additional lama may be stacked on top to form a cylindrical enclosure. See also: 'lama.

v. 1. stare

v. 2. weave a fishing net

v. do net fishing

fai (do) + kupega (net fishing). See also: kupega.

n. fishing net floats, buoy

v. aim

Au ko fakatonu taku tao ki te puaka. I aimed my spear at the pig.

v. catch flying fish at night using a traditional torch

A traditional method of flying-fish fishing in which people go by canoe beyond the reef and use a lama (a torch made of bundled dry, brown coconut fronds). See also: lama.

n. a firebrand used to light torches when fishing for flying fish

Made by splitting and bundling coconut spathes (taume) and tying the bundle with thin strips of pandanus leaf (laufala). Koch (1961) also describes a method in which the bundle is wrapped with kaka. Once lit at the end, it continues to smoulder for a long time and is used to light lama during night fishing for flying fish.